Dengue virus type 2, a member of the family Flaviviridae, encodes a single polyprotein precursor consisting of 3391 amino acids residues that is processed to at least 10 mature proteins by host and… (More)
PURPOSE
The object of this study was to evaluate the significance of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in tumor invasion and metastasis of early squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity.
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Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official…
2001
Because CD9 is implicated in cell growth, cell adhesion and cell motility, altered CD9 expression might be involved in cancer invasion and metastasis. We have studied the immunolocalization of CD9 in… (More)
To investigate the effect of matrix-degrading enzymes on the malignant potential of oral squamous cell carcinoma, the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2/72-kD gelatinase/type IV… (More)
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official…
2000
To examine whether cancer cell dissemination results from incisional biopsy, we tried to detect squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cells in peripheral blood before and after incisional biopsy by means of… (More)
Surgical specimens from 65 patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity were examined immunohistochemically. The clinicopathological significance of the expression of epidermal… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To assess tissue characterization relating with neck metastasis of invasive tongue cancer, we investigate the usefulness of intra-oral ultrasonography (US).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
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BACKGROUND
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are a gene family of zinc enzymes capable of degrading almost all of the extracellular matrix macromolecules in vivo. Their enzymic activities are believed… (More)
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most aggressive human cancers, and novel treatment modalities are required. We investigated the therapeutic potential of the tumor necrosis… (More)
Recent studies investigating accessory mental foramina using developments in diagnostic imaging have primarily defined the morphology of the foramina; however, few studies have described the… (More)